Our client is a small private-equity portfolio financial services business, rapidly growing via acquisition.
The Head of IT is looking for their first hire to help:
* Manage a range of vendors (mostly SaaS) and their MSP
* Integrate acquisitions
* Create scalable and repeatable processes
* Build group IT function
* Support tech & operating model review
* Lead subsequent change activity – both technical and non-technical
A minimum of 3 days per week in the office is required, ideally more. The position can be based either in the Ashford, Kent office (ideally), or Wilmslow, Cheshire.
The client is looking for someone early in their career with:
* Experience of working for a consulting firm
* Experience of working with (as a client) or for financial services business
* The ability to work at a fast pace
* Ambition
* First class communication skills
* Ability to work at fast pace and under pressure
* Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
* Technically savvy with broad technical knowledge
* Strong project management skills
This role is effectively the #2 to the Head of IT and this person would be well placed to benefit from working in a high-growth group (career progression).
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